Chicago

Chicago (i/ʃˈkɑːɡ/ or /ʃˈkɔːɡ/) is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.

Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index.As of 2014, Chicago had the third largest gross metropolitan product in the United States at US$610.5 billion.

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For second year, US upper Midwest chokes with Canadian wildfire smoke

Beijing News 16 May 2024
HELENA, Montana ... Rafal Ogorek, a National Weather Service's Chicago office meteorologist, said, "Winds could send the smoke south and east as far as Iowa and Chicago, leaving skies looking milky by late Tuesday or early Wednesday." ... cities ... ....
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Entertainment calendar

The Record 15 May 2024
Please email entertainment listings to entertainment518@digitalfirstmedia.com. Thursday, May 16, 2024. PROCTORS. 432 State Street, Schenectady. Menopause the Musical 2, 7.30 pm. www.proctors.org. Friday, May 17, 2024. PROCTORS. 432 State Street, Schenectady ... www.proctors.org. THE EGG ... Earth Wind & Fire and Chicago, 7.30 pm ... The Chicago Experience, 7.30 pm ... .......
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US energy panel approves rule to ease long waitlists for wind and solar power projects

Chicago Tribune 14 May 2024
WASHINGTON — Federal energy regulators on Monday approved a long-awaited rule to make it easier to transmit renewable energy such as wind and solar power to the electric grid — a key part of President Joe Biden’s goal to eliminate carbon emissions economy-wide by 2050 ... Wind and solar in limbo ... Chicago Tribune’s Nara Schoenberg contributed....
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Huey Lewis says Michael J. Fox supported him through hearing loss: 'We're really a pair'

The Star - Shelby 14 May 2024
Huey Lewis reveals 'support' he's received from Michael J. Fox ... Fox ... When the company heads to a three-day packing supplies conference in Chicago, Bobby seizes the opportunity to try and procure a lucrative Swedish furniture client – and winds up winning Cassandra’s heart along the way ... I never saw that coming,” Lewis says ... And I was worried, frankly....
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Get them while they’re hot! $25 Michigan concert ticket deal is about to end

Michigan Live 14 May 2024
6/6/2024 - Hootie & The Blowfish6/14/2024 - A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie6/15/2024 – Styx & Foreigner6/21/2024 - Maroon 56/23/2024 - James Taylor6/25/2024 – Santana7/2/2024 - Janet Jackson7/6/2024 - Kidz Bop Kids7/7/2024 - Third Eye Blind7/17/2024 – Chicago & Earth, Wind ......
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Severe weather leads to ground stop at Chicago airports causing delays

Chicago Sun-Times 13 May 2024
Storm system drops up to 2 inches of rain and hail across the Chicago area. The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings in several Chicago suburbs. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds up to 60 mph were expected to begin Monday afternoon and continue into the evening before tapering off around 10 p.m., weather officials said....
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Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year

Springfield News-Sun 13 May 2024
Prevailing winds could send the smoke south and east as far as Iowa and Chicago, leaving skies looking milky by late Tuesday or early Wednesday, said Rafal Ogorek, a meteorologist in the National Weather Service’s Chicago office ... Instead of pushing the smoke east the wind drove it south, covering the eastern quarter of the U.S....
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Daywatch: U. of C. study examines police misconduct

Chicago Tribune 13 May 2024
Good morning, Chicago. Police officers with histories of on-the-job misconduct are also likelier to have reported instances of bad behavior while off-duty, according to a new study published today through the University of Chicago Crime Lab ... Meslar/Chicago Tribune) Mayor Johnson at one year in office....
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Clevinger combines with 3 relievers on a 4-hitter as the White Sox beat the Guardians 3-1

Newsday 12 May 2024
The right-hander, who signed a $3 million, one-year contract with Chicago on April 4, struck out five and walked none ... Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Mike Clevinger winds up during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Chicago....
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After repeated blasts of smoke last summer and one of the driest winters on record, ...

Chicago Tribune 12 May 2024
“The conditions are ripe for another bad fire season,” said John Mooney, air quality director for the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office in Chicago ... If the wind blows in the right direction, we’re going to get hit in the eastern half of the United States again,” Mooney said in an interview....
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Mayor Johnson at one year in office: Former activist grapples with being the boss

Chicago Tribune 12 May 2024
Kim/Chicago Tribune) ... More than 41,000 asylum-seekers have made their way to Chicago since August 2022, when Republican Texas Gov ... The stunning downfall of Johnson’s signature progressive plan the Bring Chicago Home referendum in the March primary election further hinted that the political winds from a year ago have shifted....
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Koepka seeks back-to-back major wins for third time at PGA

Guam Pacific Daily News 12 May 2024
Jim SLATER May 12, 2024 1 hr ago 0. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email. Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka of the United States will try to defend his title at next week's 106th PGA Championship at Valhalla Maddie Meyer ... "It's all starting to come around ... US. Strong Storms Hit Chicago Area Bringing Large Hail, Gusty Winds, And Flood 2 ... js/rcw ... Tags....
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White Sox Twins Baseball

The Pantagraph 11 May 2024
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet winds up during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Minnesota Twins on April 24 in Minneapolis ... ....
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